Author: Scottish Temperance League

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-16

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780364742112

Excerpt from The Scottish Review, 1853, Vol. 1: A Quarterly Journal of Social Progress General Literature The scottish review was based on the principle that the friends of social advancement, whether seeking that advance ment through the medium of physical, intellectual, moral, or other personal and social reforms, were really one in the Object aimed at, however diversified the instruments employed. Con sequently it was believed that no real antagonism could ever arise in pursuing their common end - each in the use of their own appropriate means. The removal or mitigation of intemperance, the removal or mitigation of ignorance among large masses of the people, the improvement of their dwellings, the drainage of their towns and cities, the admission of more air, more water, more light, - these, and other like objects bearing on the well being of the state, could never, it was believed, if fairly looked at, be regarded otherwise than as mutual helps in the attainment of our common weal. SO the originators of this periodical thought, and so they acted in giving it form and pressure.' And hence on the pages of 'the scottish review will be found contributions hearing more or less directly on some of the great social questions of the day; at the same time that a fair proportion of what belongs strictly to the department of General Literature (without losing sight of the main object of the journal) will be found to diversify and enliven its contents. Being deeply desirous that the matter of the review should be fitted to accomplish the end aimed at, both as to quality and variety, it was resolved from the outset to secure, if possible, the services of men in the highest walks both of science and litera ture. It formed no part of the scheme to supplant any periodi cal already in existence. Indeed there was none that fairly sought to occupy such a field as this publication. None aimed at a price so low; none at the discussion of cognate questions bearing on social progress - at least, embracing so wide a range; and none with the special relations of this periodical to the temperance movement of the day. It could, therefore, arouse no hostility in any department of the republic Of letters. It aroused none; but, on the contrary, drew forth from the daily, Weekly, and other periodical press the warmest commendations. When to this the non-antagonistic, non-supplanting aspect Of the review are added the efficiency of the instrumentality sought to be em ployed, and the pre - eminently patriotic object pursued, we shall find, perhaps to a large extent, the secret of our success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.